,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,hageman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,agriculture1 for a period to be        
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to limit the ability of the 
,secretary of ,agriculture and the      
,secretary of the ,interior to penalize 
an owner of livestock for grazing by    
such livestock on certain ,federal lands
 on which grazing is permitted on or    
after the date of enactment of this ,act
 and subsequently prohibited1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,agricultural ,spaces ,through          
,effective ,ranching ,strategies ,act or
 the ,,pastures ,act4  #b4 ,limitation  

on penalties for grazing livestock on   
certain covered lands  7a7 ,limitation  
,the ,secretary concerned may not impose
 a penalty on an owner of livestock for 
grazing by such livestock on covered    
lands on which a fence for the          
prevention of such grazing does not     
exist4  7b7 ,fence expenses ,the        
,secretary concerned shall be           
responsible for any expense related to  
the construction or maintenance of any  
fence constructed or maintained on      
covered lands for the prevention of     
grazing by livestock on such covered    
lands4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,covered lands ,the term  
covered lands means ,national ,forest   
,system lands1 lands administered by the
 ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife    
,service1 or public lands-- 7,a7 on     
which grazing is permitted by grazing   
permit or lease on or after the date of 
enactment of this ,act and subsequently 
prohibited2 and  7,b7 that borders      
private property4  7#b7 ,grazing permit 

or lease ,the term grazing permit or    
lease means-- 7,a7 a grazing permit as  
such term is defined in section #bbb4a  
of title #cf1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations 7or successor regulations72
  7,b7 a cooperative agreement referred 
to in section #bi4b of title #ej1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor  
regulations7 that permits grazing2 or   
7,c7 a grazing permit or lease described
 in section #dacj4b of title #dc1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor  
regulations74  7#c7 ,livestock ,the term
 livestock includes cattle1 bison1      
horses1 sheep1 and goats4  7#d7         
,national ,forest ,system ,the term     
,national ,forest ,system has the       
meaning given the term in section       
#aa7;a7 of the ,forest and ,rangeland   
,renewable ,resources ,planning ,act of 
#aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afji74  7#e7      
,public lands ,the term public lands has
 the meaning given that term in section 
#ajc of the ,federal ,land ,policy and  
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4

 #agjb74  7#f7 ,secretary concerned ,the
 term ,secretary concerned means-- 7,a7 
the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 with    
respect to ,national ,forest ,system    
lands2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary of the  
,interior1 with respect to public lands 
and lands administered by the ,united   
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service4